Exam 2 Flashcards
MS (National airline of Egypt)
Egyptair
CAI
Cairo International Airport
Capital City of Egypt?
Cairo
Best time of the year to visit Egypt?
Winter Fall (Spring strong winds)
Currency of Egypt
Egyptian pound
Most popular wasy to visit Egypts’ highlights
Nile Curise, Train, bus. taxis, car rentals with a driver, and boats
Popular destinations in egypt
Cairo and Nile Cruises
Cairo
Egyptian Museum- ancient Egyptian artifacts
Great mosques- Mosque of Ibn, Tulun, and Mosque od El Azhar and Sultan Hassan Mosque
Citadel fo Saldin-walled hilltop fort
Museum of Islamic art
Copitic Quarter- narrow streets, christian churches and museums
3 great pyramid and the Sphinx in Giza
Nile Curises
Sinai Desert- many biblical sites, Mt horeb and St, Catherine’s Monastery
Alexandria- 2nd biggest city and main port of rcruises, museums, library, palaces and ruins
resorts- Mersa Matruh on the Mediterranean and Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada on the Red Sea
Where and what is Luxor
Up river/south of Cairo across from the valley of the Kings, finest temple complexes Temple of Luxor
What happend to many anciet statues and craving int Egypt?
temple of Abu Simbel was cut into pieces, ersion, weathering, tob robbers, acidic rain
Motivaters for Egypt
Unique and rich cultural history, weather is warm andpleasent during winter
Misgivings of Egypt
Blisteringly hot, dirty and crowded
Where is the Valley of the Kings and popular Pyramids
Across from Luxor in Giza next to Cairo
NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi)
KQ
Kenya Airways
JRO
Kilimanjaro Airport (Tanzania)
DAR
Dar es Salaam International Airport